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SPECIFICATION
A METHOD OF INSTALLING A FLOOR HEATING APPARATUS
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to a construction method of installing a
floor
heating apparatus, and more particularly, such a method in which pipes for
circulating
heat medium liquid are positioned on a floor substrate and are covered with a
flowable
floor substrate material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1o Generally, a floor heating system is provided with metallic pipes embedded
in a
floor structure for circulating heat medium liquid theretrhough, and is
arranged to raise a
floor surface temperature by means of circulation of the heat medium in its
circuit, such
as hot water heated to a desired temperature. Such pipes made of a metal are
covered
with a flowable material, such as concrete or mortar so as to ensure a
durability of pipes
1s against a load or impact imposed on the floor, and are embedded in the
floor structure by
setting or cure of the floor substrate material or floor base material.
Further, one type of
floor heating system is proposed in Japanese Utility-Model Laid-Open
Publication
No.63- 184834 (Japanese Utility- Model Application No.62- 73917 filed by the
present
inventor) wherein hot water pipes made of elastic material are embedded within
a floor
2o substrate material. This type of floor heating system comprises a sheet,
such as a heat
insulation sheet or a waterproofing sheet provided on a floor slab, e.g., a
concrete slab,
and elastic pipes for circulating hot water, i,e., heat medium liquid. The
elastic pipes are
arranged on the aforementioned sheet and a floor self leveling material is
deposited and
extended on the sheet and pipes.
25 In such a conventional floor heating system, however, a buoyancy acts on
the
floor heating pipes so as to lift or unseat the pipes or cause a deviation of
the pipe
positions, and therefore, this results in difficulties of construction work
for the floor
structure. Thus, overwork and complicated steps are required in a construction
work,
and the thickness of the self leveling material has to be unnecessarily
increased.
3o Especially, since an increment of the thickness of self leveling material
limits an
effectively usable room volume or space in a building, any improvement of
construction
method allowing a reduction of the thickness of self leveling material has
been desired.
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Further, a surface of floor structure made in accordance with a conventional
construction method may present an unacceptable irregularity or deviation of a
temperature distribution owing to an uneven installation of the embedded floor
heating
pipes. Therefore, an improvement of consri-uction method for relatively easily
effecting
uniformity in a temperature distribution has been desired.
Still further, a concrete surface or the like, on which floor heating pipes
are to
be installed, practically has a slight inclination or irregularity. The floor
heating pipes on
such an inclination or irregularity may present vertical ups and downs,
offsetting or
slight twist, and for that reason, it is difficult to ensure a uniform
covering depth of the
1o self leveling material covering the pipes. Such an unevenness of the
covering depth
results in the aforementioned irregularity or deviation of a temperature
distribution, and
further, it leads to development of cracking or crazing on a floor surface in
relation to
the temperature variation of the floor structure.
For overcoming those disadvantages, it is an object of the present invention
to
provide a construction method for installing a floor heating system which can
improve
the efficiency of construction work and which can reduce the thickness of self
leveling
material, and further, which can ensure a uniformity of temperature
distribution of the
floor surface and prevent cracks or crazes from being developed.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
2o The present invention provides a method of installing a floor heating
apparatus,
said apparatus including pipes for circulating heat medium liquid, said pipes
being
located on a floor base structure and covered with a flowable floor substrate
material,
comprising:
applying an adhesive on a surface of said floor base structure;
positioning a tube assembly on said adhesive so that the lower face of a base
plate of the tube assembly is bonded to said floor base structure by means of
said
adhesive, said tube assembly having a plurality of tubes made of an elastic
material and
said base plate made of an elastic material which integrally carries said
tubes; and
pouring and extending a self leveling material on said tube assembly.
3o According to such a construction method, a number of pipes can be quickly
and
simply positioned on a floor surface by positioning on the floor surface the
tube
assembly including a plurality of tubes. Further, since a spaced distance
between the
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respective tubes on the tube assembly can be set to be a relatively short
distance, a
density of installation of floor heating pipes can be relatively readily
increased.
Still further, according to the above arrangement of the present invention, a
plurality of pipelines can be simultaneously installed quickly and simply, and
each of the
pipelines are kept in position against a buoyancy acting on the pipelines
because the base
plate is adhered on the floor base structure by means of the adhesive to
secure the
pipelines on the surface of the floor base structure. Therefore, a lifting or
unseating
movement of the pipelines and offsetting thereof during a pouring work of the
floor
self leveling material can be prevented. Since prevention of unseating or
offsetting of
1o pipelines allows the pipelines to be uniformly embedded, the thickness of
the
self leveling material can be reduced to approximately 2 cm and a temperature
distribution of the floor finish surface can be made even. In addition, as the
pipelines are
installed by means of its substrate plate which is bonded to the floor base
structure
through the adhesive, the position and the depth of the embedded pipes can be
appropriately adjusted, the covering depth of the self leveling material can
be uniformed
and cracking or crazing can be prevented from occurring.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said adhesive is
a
cationic adhesive or cation type adhesive, in which dirt or dusts present on
concrete
surface are contained to be mixed together. Thereby, an exfoliation of the
adhesive layer
2o is prevented from being caused and the adhesive strength of the pipe
assembly is
generally enhanced. Preferably, the adhesive is further applied on the tube
assembly so
that the tube assembly is wholly covered by the adhesive. As such a cationic
adhesive,
"ARON CATIOCRETE" (trade name) (acrylic cation type polymer cement mortar)
manufactured by TOAGOSEI CO., LTD. can be preferably used. "ARON
CATIOCRETE" is obtained by blending an cationic acrylate emulsion "ARON
CATIOCRETE BASE" with "ARON CATIOCRETE FILLER". The following
adhesives are exemplified as preferred adhesives:
Acrylic resin type adhesive: "PETLOCK" (Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.),
"ARON
WATER SHUT" (Toagosei Co., Ltd), "ARON SUPER GROUT" (Toagosei Co., Ltd),
"ARON WET TIGHT" (Toagosei Co., Ltd),
Polyester resin type adhesive: "POLYMORTAR" (Kowa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)
Inorganic type adhesive: "CATION FILLER K" (Sankei Chemical Co., Ltd.)
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Methacrylate resin type adhesive: "BAMITIGHT"(Tomen Co.)
Polyvinyl acetate / ethylene copolymer emulsion type adhesive:"U-PRIMER" (Ube
Industries. Ltd.), "UB. CATION-R" (Ube Industries. Ltd.), "REOBOND VP" (Reo
Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Epoxy resin type adhesive: "EMS-20" (Konishi Co., Ltd.), "MARINBOND M-102"
(Epoxy Industries. Ltd.), "S. DYNE"(Sekisui Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)
In accordance with a further preferred embodiment, said base plate is formed
to
be a continuously extending strip-like plate, and lower wall portions of said
pipelines are
to integrally connected to each other by means of the base plate. Said base
plate and
pipelines are an integral mold integrally molded from a rubber material, and
preferably,
reinforcements of short fibers are mixed thereinto.
In a preferred embodiment, the tubes are integrally molded in a form of
elongated
continuous strip-like sheet, and delivered to a construction site as a rubber
roll which is
defined by a wound sheet in a formation of roll.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the floor base structure on which
the
tube assembly is installed comprises an upper layer of a waterproofing sheet
and a
reflection sheet underlying the waterproofing sheet. In use of the
waterproofing sheet
and the reflection sheet, the heat dissipation or heat loss in a lower
direction can be
2o blocked by reflection effect of the reflective sheet, and the reflection
sheet is covered by
the waterproof sheet so that deterioration of the reflection sheet is
prevented. As a floor
substrate component, plywood boards can be used, and the plywood boards may be
alternately stacked in an offsetting formation of two-layered structure. A
panel of
three-layered structure comprising an insulation board interposed between
veneer boards
can be used as the plywood board. In a case where such a panel of three-
layered
construction is used, heat dissipation in a lower direction is blocked by its
heat insulation
function.
In an another embodiment, the floor substrate constituting a floor base
structure
is supported adjustably in height by a plurality of adjusters. Adjustable
support of the
3o floor substrate by a number of adjusters allows the floor substrate to be
adjusted in its
inclination or irregularity, so that a flatness of the floor substrate surface
can be ensured
and a space is defined below the substrate to be used as soundproof or
insulation buffer
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or a space for containing building mechanical piping or electrical wiring
network of OA
devices.
In the present invention, the way of applying the adhesive includes various
kinds
of application method., e.g., application of the adhesive by means of a brush,
trowel,
roller or the like, spraying of the adhesive, or pouring and spreading
thereof. However,
the present invention is not limited in a specific way of applying the
adhesive.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a floor heating apparatus
constructed
to on the basis of the construction method according to the first embodiment
of the present
invention.
Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the part "A" indicated in
Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a floor heating apparatus
constructed
on the basis of the construction method according to .the second embodiment of
the
present invention.
Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a floor heating apparatus
constructed
on the basis of the construction method according to the third embodiment of
the present
invention.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the plywood board which can be used in
the
2o construction method of the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail
with reference to the attached drawings.
The constructional structure of a floor heating apparatus according to the
first
embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs.
1 and 2.
The floor structure shown in Fig. 1 comprises a floor slab 10 and a thermal
insulation material 1 I disposed thereon. The floor slab 10 constitutes a main
structural
part, such as a reinforced concrete slab, ALC panel, or PC panel containing
required
reinforcing bar or reinforcements. A reflective sheet or reflection sheet 7 is
disposed on
3o the thermal insulation material 1 l, and further, a waterproof barrier
sheet 6 is disposed
on the reflective sheet 7.
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A cationic adhesive 5 is applied or sprayed on the predetermined areas of the
waterproof sheet 6 so that a hot water pipe assembly 2 adheres thereto by the
adhesive.
If the substrate to which the adhesive is to be applied is a surface of the
concrete, the
cationic adhesive functions to prevent the exfoliation of the adhesive layer
and enhances
s the adhesive strength obtained thereby. This is because the dirt or dusts
present on the
substrate are mixed with the adhesive.
As shown in Fig.2, the hot water pipe assembly 2 comprises a longitudinally
extending elastic carrier plate 21 and a plurality of elastic hot water pipes
22 which are
disposed in parallel on the carrier plate 21 and spaced a predetermined
distance from
1o each other. A lower part of the wall of each hot water pipe 22 is embedded
in the carrier
plate 21 and formed integrally therewith. The carrier plate 21 and hot water
pipes 22 are
integrally formed as a continuous elongated strip-like sheet by means of a
predetermined
rubber forming or molding method, and the pipes 22 carried by the carrier
plate 21 in an
equal spaced distance from each other. The carrier plate 21 and hot water
pipes 22
1s constituting the hot water pipe assembly 2 are wound up in a formation of a
roll, which
is so-called "rubber roll", and such a rubber roll is delivered to a
construction site. A
strip-like continuous sheet, i.e., the hot water pipe assembly 2 unrolled from
the rubber
roll forms a continuous strip-like zone of the hot water pipes on the
waterproof sheet 6.
A strip-like continuous sheet, which contains reinforcements such as short
fibers in a
2o raw rubber material so as to be improved in its pressure resistance, may be
preferably
used as the hot pipe assembly 2, and said rubber roll may be supplied to a
construction
site in a form of the pressure-resistant rubber roll comprising such a
continuous strip-like
sheet rolled up. One of the preferred materials for forming such pressure-
resistant rubber
roll is, for example, a rubbery composite material comprising a continuous
phase of
2s rubber component and finely-divided nylon components dispersed within the
continuous
..
phase. Such a material is exemplified by "UBEPOL-HE" (trade name) manufactured
by
Ube Industries, Ltd.. Alternatively, short fiber reinforcements may be blended
with said
raw rubber material so as to form a short-fiber reinforced elastomer, which
elastomer can
be used as a material for the pressure-resistant rubber roll. Such short fiber
3o reinforcements can be obtained by carbonizing the surface of the short
fibers which have
been placed under a high temperature inert gas atmosphere, or which have been
subject
to blowing pf small amount of oxygen or oxidizing agent under a high
temperature
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vacuum condition. Natural rubber or synthetic rubber, or a mixture of
synthetic resinous
material and natural or synthetic rubber can be used as the raw rubber
material. Further,
instead of the above rubber roll, a roll of a formed resilient sheet made of
synthetic
resinous material may be employed.
s In the installation steps after laying work of the waterproof sheet 6,
cationic
adhesive 5 is further applied or sprayed on the hot water pipe assembly 2, and
thereafter,
a self leveling material 4 is poured and flows to extend on the surface of the
floor so as to
cover the hot water pipe assembly 2. Further, a floor finishing material, such
as flooring
material, tatami-mat applicable to a floor heating system, or carpet, are laid
or installed
to on the self leveling material 4.
The thickness H of the self leveling material 4 may be set to be approximately
2
centimeters (cm). As regards the self leveling material 4, a self leveling
material
containing a gypsum material should not be employed because such a gypsum
material is
apt to aid a cracking or crazing to grow. On the other hand, a self leveling
material
1s containing ceramic or cement material can be preferably employed as the
self leveling
material 4. An example of such a material is the quick-setting type of self
leveling
material containing cement as prescribed in JASS 15, M103, such as "Quick
Ceramic
Flow (QCF) " manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd.. Further, the self leveling
material 4
may be mixed with additional materials or additives depending on its purposes
of use.
2o For example, a waterproofing agent may be added to the self leveling
material 4, when
waterproofing is required in the construction site or the constructed portion
in which the
hot water pipe assembly 2 is to be installed. When the self leveling material
4 is used in
the construction site or the constructed portion requiring a relatively high
strength or
rigidity, reinforcements, e.g., finely-divided short steel fibers or synthetic
fibers, a
2s metallic net or mesh, may be blended or embedded in the self leveling
material 4 in
dependence on the environmental condition or construction condition. Further,
a liquid
adhesive such as an acrylic aqueous solution may be added to the self leveling
material 4
to enhance the strength of the, self leveling material 4, or a hardening
accelerator for
appropriately accelerating a setting time of the self leveling material 4 may
be added
3o thereto so as to adjust the setting time thereof. Still further, the self
leveling material 4
can be poured to the construction area, after a liquid metal, a heat
transferable material
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or the like, such as an aqueous solution including aluminum for increasing the
heat-transferable coefficient is appropriately mixed therein.
A method for installing the floor heating apparatus 1 shown in Fig. 1 will now
be
described.
After constructing a floor slab 10, such as a reinforced concrete slab, a
thermal
insulation material 11 is laid on the floor slab 10. Preferably, a formed
insulation plate
having a high heat resistance and a low thermal-expansion coefficient may be
employed
as the thermal insulation material 11. The floor slab 10 is, e.g., a concrete
slab-on-grade
or a floor concrete slab defining each floor level. The thermal insulation
material 11 may
1o be adhered to the floor slab 10 by an adhesive. Although the thermal
insulation material
11 is located on the floor slab 10 in Fig. 1, the thermal insulation material
11 can be
positioned on an underside of the floor slab 10; otherwise, the installation
of the thermal
insulation material 11 may be omitted.
In the embodiment as shown in Fig.l, a reflective sheet 7 for blocking
radiation
I5 heat, such as an aluminum sheet, is laid on the thermal insulation material
11, and then,
a waterproof sheet 6 is laid on the reflective sheet 7. These sheets 7 and 6
define a floor
substrate material 3. The reflective sheet 7 and the waterproof sheet 6 can be
bonded on
the thermal insulation material 11 by means of an adhesive. A waterproof sheet
made
from a material having a high heat resistance and low thermal-expansion
coefficient may
2o be employed as the waterproof sheet 6. The reflective sheet 7 is covered
with the
waterproof sheet 6 so that the protection of the waterproof sheet 6 prevents
the reflective
sheet 7 from being deteriorated. The installation of the reflective sheet 7
and the
waterproof sheet 6 can be omitted depending on the design condition or the
construction
condition.
25 The cationic adhesive 5 is applied or sprayed on the waterproof sheet 6 so
as to
form a first adhesive layer 51 thereon. The first adhesive layer 51 is merely
applied or
sprayed on the region on which the hot water pipe assemblies 2 are to be
positioned, so
that the first adhesive layer 51 is provided in a formation of discrete strip-
like adhesive
layers spaced a predetermined distance from each other. Alternatively, the
adhesive 5
3o may be applied or sprayed on the entire surface of the floor substrate
material so as to
form the first adhesive layer S 1 extending throughout the entire surface of
the floor
substrate material.
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The strip-like hot water pipe assembly 2 is unrolled from the aforementioned
rubber-roll, and positioned on the first adhesive layer 51 so as to be spaced
apart a
predetermined distance, preferably an equal distance from each other. The
carrier plate
21 of the hot water pipe assembly 2 is fixedly secured on the water proof
sheet 6 by the
first adhesive layer 51 and the pipelines defined by a plurality of hot water
pipes 22 are
raised from the carrier plate 21 and exposed thereon. Then, the adhesive 5 is
further
applied or sprayed on the hot water pipe assembly 2 to provide a second
adhesive layer
52, which covers the hot water pipe assembly 2 and extends over the surface of
waterproof sheet 6. Thus, the hot water pipe assemblies 2 are entirely covered
with the
1o adhesive 5 as shown in an enlarged scale in Fig. 2.
After the step of applying or spraying the adhesive 5 on the hot water pipe
assembly 2, a self leveling material 4 is poured and extended over the floor
surface and a
leveled even upper surface of the floor substrate material is formed in
accordance with
the self leveling action of the self leveling material 4, and thereafter, the
aforementioned
floor finishing material 12 is to be installed thereon.
In such a construction method, after installation of the hot water pipe
assembly
2 unrolled from the rubber-roll and adhesion of the assembly 2 to the
waterproof sheet 6
by means of the adhesive 5, the self leveling material 4 is poured thereon so
as to form
an even floor substrate surface for the floor finishing material 12. The hot
water pipe
2o assembly 2 comprising the carrier plate 21 and the hot water pipes 22 is a
strip-shaped
sheet, the elevation and thickness of which are flat and thin, so that it can
be embedded
surely in position within the relatively thin self leveling material 4.
In accordance with such a construction method, a number of floor heating
pipelines can be simply and rapidly installed on the floor surface through the
steps of
2s laying on the floor surface the hot water pipe assemblies 2 including a
plurality of hot
water pipes 22. Also, the density of the floor heating pipelines on the floor
surface can
be increased relatively easily, because the spacing distance between the
adjacent pipes on
the hot water pipe assembly 2 can be set to be relatively small.
Further, in accordance with the aforementioned construction method, the hot
3o water pipe assembly 2 is prevented from lifting or unseating, and it does
not cause their
positional deflection during the casting step of the self leveling material,
nor irregularity
and unevenness of the surface of the floor substrate material. Therefore, the
hot water
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pipe assembly 2 can be securely embedded in position within the self leveling
material
as relatively thinly cast, and thus, a relatively thin and even covering layer
of the
self leveling material 4 can be formed on the hot water pipes 22. As the
result, an
irregular temperature profile does not occur when circulating heated water
through the
s hot water pipe assembly 2, and therefore, a uniform temperature distribution
profile can
be presented on the floor heating surface. As regards the constructed portion
having a
difficulty in installation of the hot water pipe assembly 2, a ring of strip-
like or linear
member or the like is attached to the curved portion of the hot water pipe
assembly 2,
and it is secured by the double-coated adhesive tape, so that an unseating or
reversing
io motion of the hot water pipe assembly 2 can be restricted. In the above-
mentioned
embodiment, the heat dissipation or heat loss in the lower direction can be
blocked by
reflection of the reflective sheet 7, and the heat efficiency or insulation
effect is
improved by the formation of the first and second adhesive layers 51 and 52
covering the
hot water pipe assembly 2.
15 Further, in accordance with the above-mentioned arrangement, the thickness
of
the self leveling material 4 can be substantially reduced, as the hot water
pipe assembly
2 comprising the resilient carrier plate 21 and the resilient hot water pipes
22 is bonded
on the floor surface (on the waterproof sheet 6) by means of the cationic
adhesive 5. The
hot water pipe assembly 2 comprising a plurality of elastic hot water pipes 22
on the
2o upper surface of the elastic carrier plate 21 tends to restrict the
generation or
development of clacking or crazing of the overlying self leveling material 4,
so that the
thickness of the self leveling material 4 can be reduced down to 20 mm, and
therefore,
the thickness of the floor substrate for the floor finishing material 12 can
be extensively
reduced. This advantage derived from the pipe assembly 2 cannot be obtained
from the
25 conventional metallic piping.
A method for installing the floor heating apparatus according to the second
embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig.
3.
The second embodiment of the present invention relates to the floor structure
for
multistory buildings, such as condominium buildings or hotels, in which
soundproof or
3o sound damping abilities against footsteps or noises are considered to be
important.
The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the following
points:
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In the first embodiment, the floor substrate material 3 (the reflective sheet
7 and
waterproof sheet 6) and the thermal insulation material l I are interposed
beriveen the
floor slab 10 and the hot water pipe assembly 2, whereas in the second
embodiment,
laminates 8 of plywood are used as the floor substrate material 3, which are
adjustably
s supported by means of a number of adjusters 9a, 9b, 9c, ... . In the
illustrated
embodiment, the adjusters 9a, 9b, 9c, ... adjustable in height are provided to
stand
substantially vertically on the floor slab 10. Square shaped laminates 13,
each side of
which is about 1 meter, are disposed successively on the adjusters 9a, 9b, 9c,
... and
supported at each corner of the respective laminates 13 by the adjusters 9a,
9b, 9c, ....
to After installation of the laminates 13, the laminates 8 are disposed
thereon. The laminate
8 may be a sandwich panel of three-layered structure comprising an insulation
panel 8a
of 3-4 mm thickness interposed between the veneers 8b and 8c. The total
thickness of
the panel may be ranged from 12 mm to 28 mm. A plywood panel generally used in
the
building construction can also be used as the laminate 8. A preferred
insulation material
15 for the insulation panel 8a is, e.g., a molded polyolefine foam such as
"Toray PEF "
(registered trademark) commercially available from Toray Industries. Inc. .
This kind of
insulation material can also be used as an insulation material in the other
embodiment.
In the second embodiment, the inclination, irregularity or uneven condition of
the floor substrate material 3 can be appropriately corrected by means of the
adjusters 9a,
20 9b, 9c, ... , so that the horizontal level or flatness of the floor
substrate surface for the
floor finishing material 12 can be adjusted. Further, the space defined below
the floor
substrate material 3 improves the soundproofness or the sound damping ability
of the
floor structure against footsteps or noises, and provides a piping or wiring
zone for
containing a building mechanical piping or electrical wiring network.
2s In the second embodiment, the cationic adhesive 5 is applied or sprayed on
the
floor substrate material 3 (laminate 8) in the same manner as the first
embodiment
described with reference to Fig. 1, and then, the hot water pipe assembly 2
unrolled from
the rubber roll (not shown) is laid on the adhesive 5, whereby it is fixed on
the floor
substrate material 3.
3o The third embodiment of the floor heating apparatus 1 of the present
invention
will now be described with reference to Fig. 4. This third embodiment relates
especially
to an installation of the floor heating apparatus 1 on the floor of wooden
structure.
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In the floor structure of this embodiment, a plurality of floor joists 15a;
15b, ......
spaced a predetermined distance are joined to sleepers 14, and laminates 8
(see Fig. ~) of
the type explained in the second embodiment are laid on the floor joists 15a,
lSb, .......
The floor structure including the sleepers 1~1 and floor joists 15a, 15b,
...... support the
floor substrate material 3 defined by the laminates 8.
Nets and wooden pieces 16 are installed on the sleepers 14 in a region between
adjacent floor joists 15a, 15b........ and the space defined between the layer
16 and the
laminates 8 may be filled with an insulation material 17 of approximately 5 cm
thickness.
1o The cationic adhesive 5 is applied (or sprayed) on the floor substrate
material 3
(laminate 8) in the same manner as described with reference to the first and
second
embodiments, and then, the hot water pipe assembly 2 unrolled from the rubber
roll (not
shown) is secured on the floor substrate material 3 by means of the adhesive
5. The
adhesive 5 is further applied or sprayed on the hot water pipe assembly 2, and
a casting
step of the self leveling material 4 of 2 cm thickness on the hot water pipe
assembly 2 is
performed. The floor finishing material 12 is further installed on the smooth
and
horizontal floor substrate surface formed by the self leveling ability of the
self leveling
material 4. In fig. 4, a tatami-mat for floor heating 12a, CF (cushion floor)
sheet or P-tile
(vinyl tile) 12b, carpet 12c, and wooden flooring for floor heating 12d are
illustrated
2o respectively as examples of typical floor finishing materials 12.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been
described
in detail, the present invention is not limited to those embodiments. For
example, the
details, shapes, materials, or numbers of components or the structural element
forming
the floor structure can be altered or changed without departing from the scope
and spirit
2s of the present invention. These can be selectively designed or incorporated
depending on
the specified purposes and appropriate or optional materials can be
selectively used in
view of the constructed portion or part. For example, a panel comprising a
stiff glass
wool layer interposed between sheets of synthetic resinous material can be
used as a floor
substrate material. Further, in a wooden floor structure, a floor substrate
structure
3o constructed by alternately stacked two plywood plates can be employed for
dispersing a
relatively larger partial load or local load. Still further, in lamination of
two plywood
plates, an insulation material or a heat reflective panel (sheet) may be
interposed
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between the upper laminate and the lower laminate for energy-saving. Many
other types
of boards for architectural construction, such as a sizing board can be
substituted for the
laminates.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
In accordance with the construction method of the present invention, the
efficiency
of piping work for installing the floor heating system can be improved, the
thickness of
the self leveling material can be decreased, the uniformity of the temperature
profile on
the floor surface can be ensured, and cracking or crazing of the floor surface
can be
avoided.
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